For immediate release: April 16, 2024

Silas Xuereb is a researcher with years of experience in academia and working with non-profit organizations. He's passionate about conducting rigorous research to understand social and economic inequalities in support of actors working to alleviate them. Currently completing a PhD at UMass Amherst, he enjoys cooking, hiking, and playing hockey in his spare time.

Peter Bleyer is executive director of the Civic Institute of Professional Personnel (CIPP). He is a past executive director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and the Council of Canadians. He was previously president of the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) and senior advisor at the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC). As a consultant and a volunteer, he has worked with labour and civil society organizations in Canada and internationally. Peter holds a PhD from the London School of Economics. 

Andrew McNeill is a National Representative with the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) responsible for research into public policy issues such as pensions and taxation. He has worked extensively on privatization, particularly new methods being used to privatize public services.

Ricardo Acuña has been executive director of Parkland Institute, a public policy research institute at the University of Alberta, since 2002. He has spoken and written extensively on energy policy, democracy, privatization, and the Alberta economy, and is a regular media commentator on public policy issues.

Patricia Lane practiced law in the trade union movement, negotiated the first Yukon Treaty, and ran the public consultations for the Ontario Fair Tax Commission. She served on the Sierra Club of BC board and is a founder of Leadnow.ca. She teaches effective climate communication, has a general mediation and arbitration practice, and writes a weekly column for Canada's National Observer.